diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index dd1e55535a4e..77c4f6ee6c40 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static char *__dentry_name(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
 		__putname(name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	strncpy(name, root, PATH_MAX);
+	strlcpy(name, root, PATH_MAX);
 	if (len > p - name) {
 		__putname(name);
 		return NULL;